there are a few adhd women here who also have thyroid issues. my dr watches mine, but not overly worried. i can't help but wonder if they are related. or is it an age and female thing? i've also had health issues. each time i start to get back into some kind of good rhythm walking and exercising, another thing hits and i get set back again. i can't seem to build enough of regular routine to see decent improvements. it gets very depressing. and because its not a habit, its hard trying to build one again and again and again. fingers crossed, i am good enough to start waking and exercising again, i just need to remember to do it. here's to it!

I've been on a mission to find non-medicated ways to subdue the negative impacts of adhd. the one thing that has made enough of a subtle difference is ketone esters...not salts, but esthers. i found credible sources that kids (and adults) on a ketogenic diet fair better. my gut issues hated the ketogenic diet so i went back to a Mediterranean diet and microdose ketone esthers. the one i use is ketoneaid de4 and i take 1/2 teaspoon each morning. i've been taking it for a few months now. i stopped for a couple weeks and felt not as good as i did with it so it has become a mainstay at this point. i don't feel as unregulated as i do without it. it tempers my mood swings, and that tempering keeps me calmer and easier to focus i think. i'm also taking thorne's methyl-guard. i've been taking it for 3 months. when this bottle ends, i'm going to take a break from it and see if there is a difference. a friend is trying saffron. she just started so we are seeing where that goes for her. i don't know how these things would affect or interact with thyroid and graves disease so please please please check before trying any of the things that i have. morning outside time, even if its overcast, is something i've heard often in relation to adhd. 15-20 minutes. it really feels good when i do it. since its a newer thing (i used to be outside a lot, but health stuff has built the bad habit of hibernating) i forget. but if it ends up in the afternoon...then that's a win too. it really makes a difference for me! its ridiculous that it works so well and i forget to do it. one would think id be jumping out there all of the time! hopefully it'll build soon, but pushing through the fatigue is the biggest hurdle..

right there with you in so many ways. menopause at 45. brain fog but no chemotherapy. i got adhd diagnosis a year ago from trying to see if post concussion issues were indeed affecting my life. come to find out menopause and adhd is no joke. whatever tools i had to deal with the downside of adhd was pretty much gone. it was like starting from scratch. i'm a retired bad girl, so twelve step learning really helps a lot in refocusing myself. there are are also correlating symptoms of concussion and meno/adhd. which made so much sense with my timeline. the hardest thing right now for me is battling fatigue and getting exercise. i am having such a block. last week i decided to take baby seps and just get outside for 15-20 minutes in the morning. i grab a hot drink...ginger, honey and warm water (i really miss coffee!!!) and even just sit on my porch while i drink it. which i realize i didn't drink outside..so im going to get out there right right after i finish this. im brand new here but really diving in. just learning i am not alone is awesome. feeling validated in the things we are going thru is liberating, and that makes it easier to move forward. one thing i've learned is a ketogenic diet has been proven to be effective for kids (and adults) with adhd. i tried ketogenic diet but my gut issues absolutely hated it. so i eat a Mediterranean diet and microdose ketone esthers. not ketone salts...esthers. it has made a subtle difference that lets me feel better enough that i keep it up. just taking off the edge is like the difference between a rainstorm and a sprinkle. read that you "had" chemotherapy...hoping it was successful. here's to the clarity circle helping us to find our way to a new normal...that's acceptable and fulfilling for us!

@Jeanne Supple just joined and am trying to glean what i can. my pcp is really good a running regular blood work. i jyst need to learn if what she is running is enough and what to ask for. is there a place in here that does that? is a call the best way to do that?

@Jeanne Supple found it! planning same. can we keep each other in the loop as to how it goes?

@Jeanne Supple i feel you! i kept trying, for 10 years!, to get docs to address a then recent concussion (wild child with a history of them) issues and it took me crying in neurologists office to finally get some testing. ends up i have adhd. and adhd with menopause has many related issues as does post concussions. imagine if i would have had that done 10 years prior?! the suffering i would have avoided all those years! i have always advocated for myself but someone needs to actually listen and taje the proper steps to address our issues!

@Dr. Stephanie Dunlop thanks for letting me know about labs and where it is!